NEW feet within my garden go,
New fingers stir the sod;
A troubadour upon the elm
Betrays the solitude.
New children play upon the green,
New weary sleep below;
And still the pensive spring returns,
And still the punctual snow!
New feet within my garden go
Summary
"New feet within my garden go" is a short poem by Emily Dickinson that watches spring return to a quiet garden. Fresh footsteps and stirring fingers disturb the soil, and a troubadour singing from the elm breaks the speaker's solitude. Children play on the green while the weary sleep beneath it. Through two brief stanzas, the poem sets the bright arrival of new life beside the steady turning of the seasons, and leaves you thinking about what comes back and what doesn't.
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